Provide participants with the concept of electronic banking services, historical development and the definition of the benefits and importance of electronic banking services to customers.

Provide participants with the functions of electronic banking and the services they provide.

Provide participants with a historical overview on the payment methods and the emergence of bank cards and the importance of the need for her.

Provide participants with the types of bank cards in terms of payment and the parties and the common use of bank cards and mechanism of action.

Contents :

A general introduction to banking services.

The definition of electronic banking services.

The importance of electronic banking services to banks and customers.

Electronic banking functions:

ATM machines.

Banking services via the Internet.

Bank spokesman service via terrestrial cellular phone.

SMS Banking service.

The website of the banks.

Telephone service centers.

Overview of the payment methods and stages of development:

The stage of self-sufficiency.

The stage of barter.

The stage of the cash economy.

Establishment cards.

Definition of general banking cards.

The relevant parties cards.

The importance of bank cards.

The advantages of bank cards.

The types of bank cards:

In terms of payment.

In terms of use.

Bank cards categories.

Organization of the institutions cards.

Mechanism and cycle work bank cards.

The Central Bank of Jordan began in 1965 to study the necessary means of setting up a team for theoretical and practical training aimed at promoting human cadres of the banking and financial sector and study its employees needs and satisfy their desires to advance their scientific and practical abilities . These efforts culminated in the creation of the Institute of Banking Studies in accordance with Article (37) Paragraph (d) of the Central Bank of Jordan Law and in accordance with the Institute,s Articles of Association No. (69) issued on 1970. The Institute was officially inaugurated on October 9, 1971 and was housed then at the Central Bank,s premises.

In the early 1990,s , the Institute witnessed a new stage ; the construction of the Institute,s permanent headquarter in Tla,a Al Ali , a suburb of the capital Amman . The complex was constructed on an eight dunums plot of land and comprised of administration units, academic and training activities halls, library, laboratories, cafeteria, health clinic and a multipurpose hall. Also , the Institute has two branches, one in Irbid and the other in Aqaba. The purpose of these branches is to widen the distribution of academic and training activities conducted by the Institute to cover the various regions of the Kingdom.